“Yellow” or “Grow yellowish” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “黄”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “黄” means “yellowness”, “Tinged with yellow” or “Child (under 3 years old)” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “黄”
Jouyou Kanji “黄” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 11 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | こう(kou) |
| おう(ou) | |
| Kun-Yomi | き(ki) |
| こ(ko) | |
| Meanings | Yellow |
| Tinged with yellow, Grow yellowish | |
| Child (under 3 years old) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “黄”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 黄金(おうごん-o u go n) | ① Gold, ② Golden, Prosperous, Excellen, Superb, ③ Gold coin |
| 黄金時代(おうごんじだい-o u go n ji da i) | Golden age |
| 黄金律(おうごんりつ-o u go n ri tsu) | Golden rule |
| 黄熟(おうじゅく-o u ju ku) | Ripening and turning yellow, Yellow ripening |
| 黄色(おうしょく or きいろ-o u sho ku (or) ki i ro) | Yellow, Yellow color |
| 黄疸(おうだん-o u da n) | Jaundice, Choloplania, Icterus |
| 黄土(おうど-o u do) | Loess, Yellow ochre |
| 黄銅(おうどう-o u do u) | Brass |
| 黄熱病(おうねつびょう-o u ne tsu byo u) | Yellow fever |
| 黄梅(おうばい-o u ba i) | Winter jasmine |
| 黄檗宗(おうばくしゅう-o u ba ku shu u) | Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism |
| 黄燐(おうりん-o u ri n) | Yellow phosphorus |
| 黄色(きいろ or こうしょく or おうしょく-ki i ro (or) ko u sho ku (or) o u sho ku) | Yellow, Yellow color |
| 黄菊(きぎく-ki gi ku) | Yellow chrysanthemum |
| 黄な粉(きなこ-ki na ko) | Kinako, Soybean flour, Roasted soybean flour, Roasted soy flour |
| 黄檗(きはだ-ki ha da) | Amur corktree |
| 黄檗(おおばく-o o ba ku) | Obaku school of Zen Buddhism |
| 黄八丈(きはちじょう-ki ha chi jo u) | Yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island) |
| 黄表紙(きびょうし-ki byo u shi) | Illustrated storybook (with yellow covers, published in the Edo period) |
| 黄身(きみ-ki mi) | Egg yolk |
| 黄禍(こうか-ko u ka) | ① Yellow peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians), ② Harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track |
| 黄河(こうが-ko u ga) | Yellow River |
| 黄口(こうこう-ko u ko u) | (In ref. to the yellow beak of a chick) Greenhorn, Youthfulness and lack of experience |
| 黄塵(こうじん-ko u ji n) | Dust, Cloud of dust |
| 黄泉(こうせん-ko u se n) | ① Underworld, Hades, Netherworld, Infernal region, Scheol, Hades, Hell, Underworld, ② (Orig. meaning) Underground spring |
| 黄濁(こうだく-ko u da ku) | Yellow turbidity, Yellow muddy water |
| 黄鳥(こうちょう-ko u cho u) | ① Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone), ② Black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis) |
| 黄土(こうど or おうど-ko u do (or) o u do) | ① Yellow och, ② Hades, Hell, Underworld, World of the dead |
| 黄道(こうどう-ko u do u) | Ecliptic |
| 黄道吉日(こうどうきちじつ-ko u do u ki chi ji tsu) | Lucky day, Very auspicious day |
| 黄熱病(こうねつびょう or おうねつびょ-ko u ne tsu byo u (or) o u ne tsu byo u) | Yellow fever |
| 黄白(こうはく-ko u ha ku) | ① Yellow and white, Gold and silver, ② Bribery, Corruption, Graft |
| 黄門(こうもん-ko u mo n) | ① Gate of the Palace, ② Medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State, ③ Eunuch, ④ Tokugawa Mitsukuni |
| 黄葉(こうよう-ko u yo u) | Yellow leaves, Golden leaves, Yellow leaves; golden leaves |
| 黄落(こうらく-ko u ra ku) | Falling of the yellow leaves and nuts (in autumn) |
| 黄粱一炊の夢(こうりょういっすいのゆめ-ko u ryo u i ssu i no yu me) | To experience a lifetime dream while the millet is boiling |
| 黄昏(たそがれ or こうこん-ta so ga re 9or) ko u ko n) | ① Dusk, Twilight, ② Melancholia, Melancholic nostalgia |
| 浅黄 or 浅葱(あさぎ-a sa gi) | Light yellow |
| 硫黄(いおう-i o u) | Sulfur, Brimstone |
| 卵黄(らんおう-ra n o u) | Egg yolk |
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